SQLRally, Pre-Cons, and Taking Risks
Before I get into my thoughts, go vote! Here are the options this year for the SQLRally pre-cons:
BI Sessions: http://www.sqlpass.org/sqlrally/2011/PreConsforVotingBI.aspxDBA...
2010-10-29
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SQLAndy
Bloggers-Don’t Blog About Spam!
Earlier this week I posted Bloggers, Quit Worrying About Spam, discussing what I felt was an over-focus on preventing spam...
2010-10-27
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Do You Have Other Opportunities Open?
Imagine you’re talking with a recruiter about a position that seems like a good fit and during that conversation they...
2010-10-27
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SQLSaturday National Blog Sponsors
With SQLSaturday #49 we tried something I call micro-sponsors, charging $5 for a blogger to sponsor the event. It’s a...
2010-10-26
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Bloggers, Quit Worrying About Spam
I don’t comment as often as I should on blog posts. I say should because as a blogger I know...
2010-10-25
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PASS 2011 Budget Posted
Bill Graziano posted our 2011 budget today. This runs from Jul 1, 2010, through Jun 30, 2011. I hope you’ll...
2010-10-22
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SQLSaturday #62 in Tampa on January 15, 2011
So far SQLSaturday Tampa will be the first SQLSaturday of 2011, and the first one I’ll be attending in 2011...
2010-10-22
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Review: All Things at Once by Mika Brzezinkski
One more from the ‘new book’ shelf at the library, All Things at Once is an auto biography of Mika...
2010-10-22
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Saying Thank You
I was just writing a thank you message to our speakers for SQLSaturday #49 and wanted to write down a...
2010-10-21
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SSC Editorial – Cheap Fun
I wrote Cheap Fun after buying a really cheap – $1 – wood airplane kit at the store for the kids. Amazing...
2010-10-21
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Blogs
SQL Server 2025 RegEx and AI
By Steve Jones
One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
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Question of the Day
Identify a Slipstream Installation
I get a new SQL Server instance from my build team. How can I tell if the instance was installed using a slipstream installation later?
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